Matching Situations to Idioms
Match each of 10 situations (1–10) with the correct idiom (A–J). Each idiom can be used only once.
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The baby is bossing everyone around in this family. -
She is a skillful talker and can easily make people believe whatever she is saying. I wish I could be that persuasive. -

Boy, I really showed Tom how to play badminton. I beat him in three sets straight. No one plays better than I do! I am the best player ever!
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When it comes to using a hammer and a saw, my brother is clumsy and awkward. -

After the accident Mary regained her self-confidence quickly and started joking about her bad luck instead of whining and feeling sorry for herself.
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Rachel got the promotion because she was the only one who worked overtime, on weekends, and during vacations. She is unstoppable.
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When his mom refused to let him take his dog on the family vacation trip, Sam got mad and refused to go on the trip. So, he’s bored at home with his grandma, while everybody is having the time of their lives at the beach.
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Her arrogant attitude made me extremely angry. I have every right to feel annoyed. -

Mom and I are fighting again. My mom thinks I’m too inexperienced and I cannot make good decisions about my future. I hate when we are like this, unable to agree on anything.
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She has a talent for gardening. She can grow anything!
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A Eager beaver
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B At loggerheads
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C All thumbs
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D Get one’s goat
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E Cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face
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F Call the shots
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G Get it all together
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H Green thumb
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I Gift of gab
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J Dark horse
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K Blow one's own horn
Идиомы есть в Марафоне!
В Олимпиадном марафоне Upwego каждую вторую неделю отрабатываются тематические наборы идиом. Приходите ботать :)
1 — F. Call the shots
2 — I. Gift of gab
3 — K. Blow one’s own horn
4 — C. All thumbs
5 — G. Get it all together
6 — A. Eager beaver
7 — E. Cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face
8 — D. Get one’s goat
9 — B. At loggerheads
10 — H. Green thumb
Что такое «ПВГ»?
«Покори Воробьёвы горы!» (ПВГ) — перечневая олимпиада, обычно I уровня, которую проводит МГУ. Почитать об особенностях этой олимпиады и посмотреть на примеры заданий, которые в ней появлялись, можно на странице олимпиады «Покори Воробьёвы горы!» сайта Upwego. Также можно посетить официальную страницу олимпиады.
Чтобы получить диплом «ПВГ», нужно уметь хорошо писать, потому что удельный вес раздела writing очень велик. На занятиях в мини-группах можно потренироваться в олимпиадном письме, а олимпиадный марафон Upwego поможет построить фундамент подготовки к остальным разделам олимпиады :)